Wamda

Regional

Mena startups raise $704 million in 2019

Source: Gulf News Investments in startups in the Middle East and North Africa rose 13 per cent to $704 million last year as more...

Investment MAGNiTT

Saudi Arabia

HyperPay raises eight-figure investment

Source: MenaBytes Riyadh-headquartered payment processing platform HyperPay has closed an eight-figure USD investment, it announced...

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Oman

Muscat Bank announces new $100 million fintech investment programme

Source: Fintech News BBank Muscat announced that the Central Bank of Oman has approved the bank’s request to launch a $ 100...

Investment fund Bank

Egypt

R2S raises six-figure investment in Pre-Series A

Source: Egypt innovate The leading tech investor A15 pumped a six-figure investment into pioneering Egyptian e-commerce...

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U.A.E

Adasat.com raises $350,000 in funding

Source: Laffaz Adasat.com is a new e-commerce platform based in Dubai that has recently raised $350,000 with the help of local...

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U.A.E

VentureSouq invests in $45 million Series B of US-based Vouch

Source: MenaBytes VentureSouq, a Dubai-based investment platform focused on investing in early-stage startups around the world, has...

Business Insurance US

U.A.E

Mubadala leads $32 million funding in London-based Cazoo

Source: EU-startups Cazoo, a new platform transforming the purchase of used cars, today launches with a triple announcement. In addition...

Used cars Investment

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh Valley Company leads $6 million series B in South Korea based SecuLetter

Source: Techstartups SecuLetter, a cybersecurity startup that provides advanced persistence threat (APT) response solution to email...

cybersecurity series B Investment

Egypt

Jinni raises six-figure in funding

Source: MenaBytes Cairo-based cleaning services startup Jinni has raised six-figure (USD) investment from AUC Angels, the newly...

Egypt cleaning Funding

Egypt

Vetwork raises six-figure in seed funding

Source: MenaBytes Vetwork, a Cairo-based pet care marketplace has raised seed investment from Cairo Angel, Misk 500 Startups (it was...

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Egypt

Nawah Scientific wins second place and $150,000 at Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize

Source: MenaBytes Nawah Scientific, a Cairo-based science startup has won second place at the first edition of Jack Ma’s Africa...

Science Research prize

Bahrain

Al Salam Bank and China's MSA Capital launch $50 million regional venture fund

Source: The National Al Salam Bank-Bahrain has partnered with China's MSA Capital to launch a new, $50 million (Dh183.6m) venture...

fund china Investment

U.A.E

Hikma Ventures invests in Winterlight Labs

Source: Prn newswire Hikma Pharmaceuticals announced that its venture capital arm, Hikma Ventures has led...

AI Healthcare Dubai

Jordan

Repzo raises $750,000 in Pre-Series A funding

Source: Startup MGZN Repzo, a pioneering Jordanian mobile CRM SaaS platform, has just completed its Pre-Series A funding round of...

CRM SAAS Jordan

Egypt

A15 doubles its investment in Intouch

Source: Daily News Egypt Leading tech investor, A15, has capitalised its investment in the Ireland-based retail personalisation...

AI Retail Investment

Egypt

Tripdizer raises $300,000 in seed funding

Source: MenaBytes Cairo-based travel startup Tripdizer has raised $300,000 in seed funding led by 500 Startups (500 Falcons), it...

trips traveling Investment

Regional

Modus Capital launches a $75 million regional fund

Modus Capital, a New York-based venture capital firm, has announced the launch of its first regional fund, Modus Mena Venture Fund I...

regional fund Investment

Kuwait

Requeue closes $1.6 million in Series A

Kuwait-based Requeue, an application to manage restaurant queues, has raised $1.6 million in a Series A funding round. The startup will use...

Investment queues restaurants

Regional

W Ventures to invest $50 million in e-sports ecosystem

UAE-based W Ventures has announced that it will be investing $50 million, through its independent brand engagement partner RedPeg...

E-sports Investment Gaming

U.A.E

Bayzat raises $16 million in Series B funding

Source: MenaBytes Dubai-based HR and insurance startup Bayzat has raised $16 million in a Series B round from Mubadala’s newly...

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Bahrain

Al Waha invests in Beijing-based MSA Capital

Bahrain’s Al Waha Fund of Funds has announced an undisclosed amount of investment in Beijing-based MSA Capital in its first...

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Regional

Investcorp leads $11.2 million investment in Bewakoof

Source: Yourstory Global alternative asset manager Investcorp has led a $11.2 million investment in Mumbai-based...

Investment Fashion online

U.A.E

BulkWhiz raises multi-million Series A

Source: MENAbytes Dubai-based e-commerce grocery platform BulkWhiz has closed its Series A, the startup announced today in a...

E-commerce Series A Investment

Saudi Arabia

UnitX raises $2 million

Saudi-based UnitX, an artificial intelligence (AI) and supercomputing startup spin-out company from King Abdullah University of Science and...

Investment saudi AI

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